STATE ECONOMY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 117, 20 May 1933, Page 8

STATE ECONOMY.

" REDUCING " SOCIAL SERVICES

1 (To the Editor.) . • "We must reduce a great deal of the joc , and legislative activities of our Government" Mr. J. Pearce Luke is reported to have t Id ' the Auckland Chamber of Commerce. As : Luke is vice-president of the Associated Chambers, we must attach some weight-tn V , opinion, which, nevertheless, is bv no J. new. A great deal can bo said in' rep] v shall content myself by asking tm. ; "social activities" would the Chamber, , Commerce "reduce"? The social servi already have been greatly curtailed. If S substantial "economies" are desired, : Sot ductioii" but abolition is the only war Ww specific social services have the Chambersnf Commerce in mind? Would they abolish <>i free education—university, secondary *!!! primary? And the Health Department an other social service—should that be abolished along with free hospital treatment and Sf' Helens hospitals, The Navy and Arm y and the police, force also are "social activities" but I suppose the chambers would spare then although once upon a time they were run b'' '-'•private enterprise." Sooner at later th Chambers of Commerce must come out in th 6 open and declare their aims. Then, we can ask our members of Parliament whether thev support those aims. If the M.P.'s do suDnorfc them, the electors will know what to do. Meanwhile I gladlv subscribe myself NOT A BUSINESS MAN.